dyadic

American  

[dahy-ad-ik] / daɪˈæd ɪk /

Rarely diadic

adjective

1. of or consisting of a dyad; being a group of two.

2. pertaining to the number 2.

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noun

1. Mathematics. two or more dyads added together.

dyadic British  

/ daɪˈædɪk /

adjective

1. of or relating to a dyad

2. relating to or based on two; twofold

3. logic maths (of a relation, predicate, etc) relating two terms; binary Compare monadic polyadic

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Etymology

Origin of dyadic

First recorded in 1720–30; from Greek dyadikós; dyad, -ic

Example Sentences

The dyadic couple form is still the default, and, of course, our society and families have their own ideas about how they expect our lives to play out.

From Slate • Jul. 13, 2021

As we progress, keeping the dyadic loop in mind will help guide us through all the twists and turns that will surely come.

From Salon • Oct. 28, 2018

The dyadic process generally only goes in only one direction, they note, “consistent with the historic trend of many issues,” including “environmentalism, cigarette smoking, and animal rights.”

From Salon • Oct. 28, 2018

One area that has lagged behind is what researchers calls dyadic sleep, or sleep concordance.

From New York Times • Jan. 9, 2016

The Pythagoreans having spoken of the point as a monad naturally were led to speak of the line as dyadic, or related to two.

From The Teaching of Geometry by Smith, David Eugene